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Cling interprets C++
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.. figure:: images/fig1.jpeg
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**Cling** is an interactive C++ interpreter built on top of `Clang
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<https://clang.llvm.org/>`_ and `LLVM <https://llvm.org/>`_. It uses LLVM's
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*Just-In-Time* (`JIT <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-in-time_compilation>`_)
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compiler to provide a fast and optimized compilation pipeline. Cling uses the
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`read-eval-print-loop
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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read%E2%80%93eval%E2%80%93print_loop>`_
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(**REPL**) approach, making rapid application development in C++ possible,
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avoiding the classic edit-compile-run-debug cycle approach.
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Cling's last release, download instructions, dependencies, and any other useful
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information for developers can be found on `Cling's GitHub webpage
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<https://github.com/vgvassilev/cling>`_.
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Find out more about **Interpreting C++** on the `Compiler Research Group
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<https://compiler-research.org/>`_'s webpage.
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Table of Contents
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-----------------
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.. toctree::
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:numbered:
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chapters/background
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chapters/interactivity
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chapters/why_interpreting
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chapters/implementation
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chapters/REPL
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chapters/grammar
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chapters/applications
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chapters/conclusion
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chapters/references
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.. note::
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This project is under active development.
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Cling has its documentation hosted on Read the Docs.
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